Socioeconomic Factors May Influence Childhood Asthma, UM Study Reveals
Asthma in children may be influenced by socioeconomic factors related to the family environment where the children are in higher-stress situations, according to research conducted at the University of Missouri-Columbia. About six percent of children under five years old are diagnosed with the chronic disease, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and until now it was thought that the diagnoses were related to attention and behavioral issues in children. However, this new study suggests that socioeconomic status may also need to be taken into consideration.....
Read more here: lungdiseasenews.com
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Half of GP surgeries to get new asthma care plan software
Practice nurses will be able to produce plans to help asthma sufferers manage their condition at the click of a mouse thanks to the launch of a new software tool by a leading charity.....
Read more here: nursingtimes.net
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Why do Texas Health Care Workers Suffer from High Rates of Asthma?
Researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health are going to try to get to the bottom of one of the mysteries of the health care profession...why do health care workers, from nurses to doctors to therapists, suffer from asthma at twice or more the normal rate of the population.....
Read more here: woai.com
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
New "Muscle-On-A-Chip" Could Enable Patient-Specific Asthma Treatments
Current methods of testing asthma drugs are often poor predictors of how they will perform in humans. To provide a tool for testing these drugs, Harvard researchers have developed a bench top test that uses human cells and may be more accurate than current methods.....
Read more here: meddeviceonline.com
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Asthma's Treatment Pipeline Very Strong as More Personalized Medicines Emerge
Asthma has a very strong drug pipeline, with almost 100 novel molecules or formulations currently in Phases II and III of development, and the treatment landscape is moving towards a more personalized approach. Reportstack's report on Asthma - Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2023 states that the most significant challenge in asthma therapeutics is posed by patients with severe forms of the disease, who remain uncontrolled and have frequent exacerbations, even with the combination of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting beta-agonists.....
Read more here: digitaljournal.com
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Study shows stress and worry can lead to diagnosis of asthma
Worriers be warned. As if those of us who are plagued with anxiety do not have enough to worry about, add one more thing to that list. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), stresses and worry can contribute to adults developing asthma later in life.....
Read more here: modvive.com
Current methods of testing asthma drugs are often poor predictors of how they will perform in humans. To provide a tool for testing these drugs, Harvard researchers have developed a bench top test that uses human cells and may be more accurate than current methods.....
Read more here: meddeviceonline.com
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Asthma's Treatment Pipeline Very Strong as More Personalized Medicines Emerge
Asthma has a very strong drug pipeline, with almost 100 novel molecules or formulations currently in Phases II and III of development, and the treatment landscape is moving towards a more personalized approach. Reportstack's report on Asthma - Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2023 states that the most significant challenge in asthma therapeutics is posed by patients with severe forms of the disease, who remain uncontrolled and have frequent exacerbations, even with the combination of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting beta-agonists.....
Read more here: digitaljournal.com
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Study shows stress and worry can lead to diagnosis of asthma
Worriers be warned. As if those of us who are plagued with anxiety do not have enough to worry about, add one more thing to that list. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), stresses and worry can contribute to adults developing asthma later in life.....
Read more here: modvive.com
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Chronic Cough Due to Asthma
Multiple prospective studies have shown that asthma is among the most common etiologies of chronic cough (24 to 29%) in adult nonsmokers, Usually, cough is associated with the more typical symptoms of dyspnea and wheezing, Alternatively, an isolated cough may serve as a harbinger of future asthmatic episodes, In a subgroup of asthmatic patients, however, cough is the predominant or sole symptom, This condition has been termed cough-variant asthma (CVA), The therapeutic approach to CVA is similar to that of the typical form of asthma.....
Read more here: sildenafilakaviagra.com
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UTHealth Researchers to Assess Asthma Risk in Health Care Workers
Newswise — HOUSTON – (Sept. 24, 2014) – Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health have been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to study how the risk of asthma has changed for health care workers in Texas over the last 10 years.....
Read more here: newswise.com
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Cleveland Asthma Games to Help Students with Asthma Stay Active
CLEVELAND OH (09/24/2014)(readMedia)-- Everyone should be able to play sports and live healthy, active lives – including children with asthma. Children with asthma benefit from being empowered to manage their own asthma and make healthy choices as soon as they are developmentally ready.....
Read more here: readme.readmedia.com
Multiple prospective studies have shown that asthma is among the most common etiologies of chronic cough (24 to 29%) in adult nonsmokers, Usually, cough is associated with the more typical symptoms of dyspnea and wheezing, Alternatively, an isolated cough may serve as a harbinger of future asthmatic episodes, In a subgroup of asthmatic patients, however, cough is the predominant or sole symptom, This condition has been termed cough-variant asthma (CVA), The therapeutic approach to CVA is similar to that of the typical form of asthma.....
Read more here: sildenafilakaviagra.com
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UTHealth Researchers to Assess Asthma Risk in Health Care Workers
Newswise — HOUSTON – (Sept. 24, 2014) – Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health have been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to study how the risk of asthma has changed for health care workers in Texas over the last 10 years.....
Read more here: newswise.com
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Cleveland Asthma Games to Help Students with Asthma Stay Active
CLEVELAND OH (09/24/2014)(readMedia)-- Everyone should be able to play sports and live healthy, active lives – including children with asthma. Children with asthma benefit from being empowered to manage their own asthma and make healthy choices as soon as they are developmentally ready.....
Read more here: readme.readmedia.com
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Job Worries Can Raise Asthma Risk, Study Says
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Fear of losing your job can increase the risk for developing asthma, according to a new European study.
The study involved more than 7,000 employed adults in Germany. Between 2009 and 2011, during the economic downturn in Europe, the workers answered questions about the respiratory disorder and also on whether they thought they would lose their job within two years.....
Read more here: healthyliving.msn.com
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The Weird New Link Between Work Stress And...Asthma?
Worried your head may soon be on the chopping block? Even if you've never had breathing issues, worrying about losing your job could increase your risk for asthma, suggests a new BMJ study from European and New Zealand researchers.....
Read more here: prevention.com
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Child, 2, died of 'complications of asthma and malnutrition,' forensic pathologist testifies
BRAMPTON — The parents of a Brampton youngster who died from a combination of malnutrition and asthma are on trial for manslaughter this week in a case described by Ontario’s chief forensic pathologist as “complex” and “complicated”.....
Read more here: insidehalton.com
TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Fear of losing your job can increase the risk for developing asthma, according to a new European study.
The study involved more than 7,000 employed adults in Germany. Between 2009 and 2011, during the economic downturn in Europe, the workers answered questions about the respiratory disorder and also on whether they thought they would lose their job within two years.....
Read more here: healthyliving.msn.com
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The Weird New Link Between Work Stress And...Asthma?
Worried your head may soon be on the chopping block? Even if you've never had breathing issues, worrying about losing your job could increase your risk for asthma, suggests a new BMJ study from European and New Zealand researchers.....
Read more here: prevention.com
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Child, 2, died of 'complications of asthma and malnutrition,' forensic pathologist testifies
BRAMPTON — The parents of a Brampton youngster who died from a combination of malnutrition and asthma are on trial for manslaughter this week in a case described by Ontario’s chief forensic pathologist as “complex” and “complicated”.....
Read more here: insidehalton.com
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Pertussis vaccination not linked to increase in asthma
1. This retrospective study found that children immunized against pertussis, irrespective of the form of vaccine or vaccination schedule used, were not at greater odds to require medications for asthma in adolescence.....
Read more here: 2minutemedicine.com
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Be Well: Phthalates may raise asthma risk in children
Children born to mothers who were exposed to high levels of some phthalates, chemicals found in many common household products including plastics, may have a high risk of developing asthma, a new study found.....
Read more here: bostonglobe.com
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Certified Industrial Hygienists Help Prevent New Cases of Occupational Asthma
Occupational asthma, also referred to as work-related asthma, is the most common occupational lung disease in the United States. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), “An estimated 11 million workers in a wide range of industries and occupations are exposed to at least one of the numerous agents known to be associated with occupational asthma.....
Read more here: webwire.com
1. This retrospective study found that children immunized against pertussis, irrespective of the form of vaccine or vaccination schedule used, were not at greater odds to require medications for asthma in adolescence.....
Read more here: 2minutemedicine.com
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Be Well: Phthalates may raise asthma risk in children
Children born to mothers who were exposed to high levels of some phthalates, chemicals found in many common household products including plastics, may have a high risk of developing asthma, a new study found.....
Read more here: bostonglobe.com
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Certified Industrial Hygienists Help Prevent New Cases of Occupational Asthma
Occupational asthma, also referred to as work-related asthma, is the most common occupational lung disease in the United States. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), “An estimated 11 million workers in a wide range of industries and occupations are exposed to at least one of the numerous agents known to be associated with occupational asthma.....
Read more here: webwire.com
Monday, September 22, 2014
Virtual Pet Game Teaches Kids to Manage Asthma
Nearly seven million children suffer from asthma. We'll tell you about one company that is putting children's video games to good use by helping children manage this disease.....
Watch more here: boston.com
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Exercise-Induced Asthma
Exercise-induced asthma is asthma that is triggered by vigorous or prolonged physical activity. Most people who have chronic asthma will experience symptoms when they exercise. However, many people without chronic asthma develop symptoms only during exertion.....
Read more here: my.clevelandclinic.org
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Waltham-based lung association offers back-to-school tips for parents of children with asthma
A new school environment can sometimes be difficult for children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the Waltham-based American Lung Association of the Northeast highlights tips for families of children with asthma and stresses the importance of crafting a plan to properly manage asthma in a school environment.....
Read more here: waltham.wickedlocal.com
Nearly seven million children suffer from asthma. We'll tell you about one company that is putting children's video games to good use by helping children manage this disease.....
Watch more here: boston.com
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Exercise-Induced Asthma
Exercise-induced asthma is asthma that is triggered by vigorous or prolonged physical activity. Most people who have chronic asthma will experience symptoms when they exercise. However, many people without chronic asthma develop symptoms only during exertion.....
Read more here: my.clevelandclinic.org
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Waltham-based lung association offers back-to-school tips for parents of children with asthma
A new school environment can sometimes be difficult for children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the Waltham-based American Lung Association of the Northeast highlights tips for families of children with asthma and stresses the importance of crafting a plan to properly manage asthma in a school environment.....
Read more here: waltham.wickedlocal.com
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Phathalates Determined To Increase Prenatal Asthma Risk
A recent study out of Columbia University was designed to discover if there is a link between phthalates and asthma. Lead author Robin Whyatt, a professor of environmental science , quickly learned, though that not only are they associated with each other but phthalate exposure appears to directly affect asthma.....
Read more here: diabetesinsider.com
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Tips And Tricks For Keeping Asthma Under Control
Respiration is one of the most important of the body’s functions. If you have a condition that affects your breathing and lungs, such as asthma, the complications to your life and health can be extreme. Living a normal, safe life is extremely possible, and you shouldn’t let anyone tell you otherwise. In the following paragraphs, you’ll find suggestions on how to deal with your asthma.....
Read more here: gkda2012.com
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Asthma Tips From The Respiratory Care Experts
Asthma is a serious health condition present in all age or gender. You must be vigilant regarding your symptoms, and avoid the things that cause your asthma attacks. This article will give you some suggestions on making your asthma attacks.....
Read more here: health.mainportfolio.com
A recent study out of Columbia University was designed to discover if there is a link between phthalates and asthma. Lead author Robin Whyatt, a professor of environmental science , quickly learned, though that not only are they associated with each other but phthalate exposure appears to directly affect asthma.....
Read more here: diabetesinsider.com
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Tips And Tricks For Keeping Asthma Under Control
Respiration is one of the most important of the body’s functions. If you have a condition that affects your breathing and lungs, such as asthma, the complications to your life and health can be extreme. Living a normal, safe life is extremely possible, and you shouldn’t let anyone tell you otherwise. In the following paragraphs, you’ll find suggestions on how to deal with your asthma.....
Read more here: gkda2012.com
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Asthma Tips From The Respiratory Care Experts
Asthma is a serious health condition present in all age or gender. You must be vigilant regarding your symptoms, and avoid the things that cause your asthma attacks. This article will give you some suggestions on making your asthma attacks.....
Read more here: health.mainportfolio.com
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